Local legend has it that the vision of the Talbot Trail Golf Club was founded over a golf match at a nearby course and a bottle of cherry whiskey. Talbot Trail Golf Club, was originally named Rolling Acres Golf Club at its incorporation in 1964 until the name was changed in 1981.Sometime in 1963, three area men went to Erie Shores Golf Course in nearby Leamington for a round of golf. After the game the men returned to Doc McLean's home in Wheatley, sat on the back porch with a bottle of cherry whiskey and began talking about the local golf situation.
Kitchen Creek Golf Club is an 18-hole full service facility located in Northwestern Ontario, approximately 8 km West of Fort Frances. Opened in 1976, it is rated one of the best 18-hole golf courses in Northwestern Ontario.